"Establishing Australia’s first Anti-Slavery Commissioner", 30 November 2023

Today I introduced a Bill to establish Australia’s first federal Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

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The Bill amends the Modern Slavery Act 2018 to establish the core functions of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, including engaging and supporting victims and survivors of modern slavery and supporting business to address risks of modern slavery practices in their operations and supply chains.

The Commissioner’s role and functions will complement the work undertaken across Government, business and civil society to prevent and respond to modern slavery.

The Commissioner will play a key role in helping to shape implementation of future modern slavery reforms, including those which may arise from the recent statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018, which the Government is currently considering.

The Government has committed $8 million over four years to support the Commissioner’s establishment and operations.

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